Understanding Market Cycles

by Lance Roberts | Jan 14, 2019 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears

I was digging through some old charts over the weekend and stumbled across this gem from AlphaTrends which explains the “best time to buy stocks.” “Is it possible to time the market cycle to capture big gains? Like many controversial topics in investing, there is no...

Technically Speaking: Return Of The Bull Or Dead Cat Bounce

by Lance Roberts | Jan 8, 2019 | Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears, Uncategorized

“No animals were harmed during the writing of this article.”  If you listen to the media, the shocking and totally unexpected downturn last was unable to be foreseen by anyone. Thankfully, it’s now over and we can get back to the roaring bull market. Or can we? Mark...

Are We In A Secular Bull Market?

by Lance Roberts | Jan 7, 2019 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears

Just recently, Jeff Saut from Raymond James made a very interesting statement with respect to the recent market decline. “Speaking to last week’s Dow Theory sell signal, we really cannot decide to ignore it, as we did with two previous false sell signals, or honor it...

Bear Market Awareness Checklist

by Richard Rosso | Jan 3, 2019 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears

Bear markets characteristically align with economic contraction. In his seminal tome – “Anatomy of the Bear – Lessons from Wall Street’s Four Great Bottoms,” which should be required reading for advisors and professional investors, author Russell Napier provides...

The Biggest Threat To The Market – Loss Of Confidence

by Lance Roberts | Dec 31, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears

Yesterday, saw a record surge in the markets. Such was not surprising given the extreme oversold condition in the market. More importantly, throughout market history, the biggest bull rallies have occurred during bear markets. $SPX +5% or greater days since 2000. Big...

Kass: 10-Surprises Which Could Spike The Market 5% In One Day

by Doug Cass | Dec 26, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears

“Look up and not down; look out and not in; look forward and not back, and lend a hand.” – Edward Everett Hale Make no mistake about it, the stock market panic and Bear Market of November-December 2018 is serious and profoundly threatens the economic and profit...